Ryan Gadsey

2013 Track and Field: Finished 12th in the 5000 meters at the Samford Multi and Invitational (15.39.16)… Placed 20th in the 5000 meters at the Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships (16:02.85).

2012 Cross Country: Competed in five events… Placed fifth at the Tennessee Tech Invite in 27:31.60… Placed just outside of All-Conference with a 22nd place finish at the A-Sun Championship in 26:05.10… Finished 55th at the Belmont Opener in 16:48.20… Placed 59th at the NCAA South Regional in 32:16.60…

2011 Cross Country: Competed in seven meets during his freshman campaign… All-Freshman season for rising star… Began Lipscomb career with a 38th-place finish at the Belmont Opener with a 16:29.84s run… Personal-best 5K came at the Powerade Invitational with a 16:07s run… Personal-best 8K run came in the blue race at the Louisville Cross Country Classic with a 25:55.48s run; he finished 43rd… Finished 19th overall and second among freshmen at the A-Sun Championships with a 26:02.77s run… At the NCAA South Regional, finished 72nd with a 33:24.00s and was the third Lipscomb runner across the line.

Prep: Competed for Dave Rowe at Brentwood High School... Part of state championship team in 2008 and 2010... Finished sixth overall in the 2010 Tennessee State Cross Country championships... Was seventh overall in the 2011 Music City Half-Marathon.

Personal: Son of Steve and Honey Gadsey... Has one sister (Robin)... Plans to major in engineering... Chose Lipscomb because of the faith-based campus and great track and engineering programs.